Moving the Needle on Flooring Sustainability: Part Two
 

California’s packaging producer responsibility law is a game-changer for cities

How bottle bill, EPR programs work together
 

Perspectives: The EPR Landscape

 

Sustainable packaging laws: Changes every business should know
 

California Passed a Landmark Law About Plastic Pollution. Why Are Some Environmentalists Still Concerned?

Non-Profits Honor California Legislators and Staff for Advancing Circular and Equitable Economy Legislation

The art of the plastics deal

Carpet industry's recycling arm works against expanding mandates

California has $600M in unclaimed can, bottle deposits

Pushing for Polluter Pays Legislation in the Golden State

EXCLUSIVE California commission claims retailers violating plastic bag law

EPA's 2030 recycling strategy turns focus to circular economy and environmental justice

California Assembly passes high-profile bill to regulate
packaging recyclability labels

What can EPR programs learn from more than a decade of PaintCare?

Initiative That Provides Comprehensive Solution to Plastic Pollution Will Appear on California's November 2022 Ballot

What the industry is saying about 5 key topics in waste and recycling

How to get rid of your unwanted electronic devices safely and responsibly

Online event dives into markets, policy and more

PCR mandates gain traction but come with complexity

California recycling commission report urges major changes, with many policy implications

California Ramps up Consumer Drug Takeback Program With Help

Letter from California: Recycling initiative seeks input

California allowing grocers, retailers to not collect bottles, cans for 60 more days

2020 Women Who Mean Business honoree: Heidi Sanborn with National Stewardship Action Council

'Horrible hybrids': the plastic products that give recyclers nightmares

Lawmakers announced a new bill to tackle plastic pollution this week

    The art of waste

National plastics draft bill gains momentum amid industry
push to tackle pollution

California Gov. Signs Law to Overhaul State’s Carpet Recycling Program

Life In Plastic: California’s Recycling Woes

Recycling industry split on California bills that pave way for packaging EPR

How to Properly Dispose of Unused Medication

Cigarette Waste: New Solutions for the World’s Most-littered Trash

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Aquafil USA Will Commence Operations at an Anticipated Second Carpet Recycling Plant

California Product Stewardship Council Crusader Plans to Go National to Impact Change

Carpet Recycling Increases Much Needed Landfill Space

Recycling is in trouble - and it may be your fault

LA supervisors may study drug take-back ordinance. Again.

Pharmaceutical Waste Management: Flush, Take-Back Laws or Something Else?

MWRD Urges FDA to Cease Recommendation of Flushing Medications

ESG counteroffensive is missing big guns: Bottled Up
 

Pending California bill would require apparel producers to establish waste recycling programs

Waste haulers prove effective roadblock to recycling reforms
 

The California Foundation on the Environment and the Economy: Providing a Discussion for Change

California joins the movement to eliminate mercury lamps
 

California’s New Law and EPR Around Plastics Breaks Boundaries

Senator Ben Allen, author of the legislation that drastically cuts plastic pollution in California, discusses how it came together—and what it means

Deal is close on recycling California’s plastic trash

California program expansion bill clears Senate

​Second of Two Parts: Interview with Heidi Sanborn, Executive Director of the National Stewardship Action Council

First of Two Parts: Luminary Interview: Heidi Sanborn

10 new California laws that might affect your everyday in 2022

California lawmakers end session by passing slate of recycling, organics bills

Getting Manufacturers to Help Pay for Recycling

That recycling symbol doesn’t always mean what you think it does

California report sparks debate over PP collection

Statewide EPR is Coming to the United States

Roundup: Driver shortages hamper local waste collection, US recycling infrastructure begs $17B expansion

NERC conference explores EPR, refillable bottle and circular economy possibilities

California legislators take aim at plastics with new bill package, including contested producer responsibility plan

Environmental efforts key for Biden, but industry expects limited recycling policy movement in 2021

Calls for e-cigarette legislation increase amid growing fire hazard to waste and recycling industry

Credit system designed to boost plastics recovery launching in 2021

A Story of the Solid Waste Industry, Inclusion and Environmental Justice

Groups call for California bottle bill revamp

How E-Cigarettes and Vapes Create Electronic Environmental Waste

Vaping: Environmental threat, recycling headache 

Study raises concern about e-cig waste 

US plastic waste Bill to prompt textile microfibre action

Sun, sand and vape waste: A new type of litter piles up on American beaches

How Fossil Fuel Companies Are Killing Plastic Recycling

Year packed with packaging regulations

Lawmakers propose sweeping national plastic waste legislation

Why a California lawmaker wants to ban cigarette filters and disposable vapes

$12 million plant in Woodland to employ 50, divert tons of carpet from landfills

A Carpet Manufacturer's Sustainability Story

UPDATE: Gov. Brown signs bill to update California's carpet recycling program

Hazardous Waste Management: The New Refillable 1 lb. Propane Cylinders: Sparking the Paradigm Shift Away from Disposables

LA County Supervisors set - again - to vote on drug take-back ordinance

Group Urges FDA to Change Pharmaceutical Waste Policy from "Flush" to Stewardship

National Stewardship Action Council forms to lobby for EPR laws 

Can Plastic Recycling Ever Really Work?
 

Why vapes and e-cigarettes are bad for the planet
 

​Bottle bill or ‘recycling refund’ legislation? Advocates commit to 2023 policy push

Interview: Environmental lobbyist Heidi Sanborn
 

California’s landmark law targets safety for compostable products
 

California closes another banner year for waste and recycling legislation with numerous bills

California’s plastic law puts beauty and fashion on red alert

Can California Turn The Tide Against Single-Use Plastic?

The City of Los Angeles, CA Passes a Resolution to Ban the Import and Sale of Single-Use Printer Cartridges

Businesses back plans to bill them for recycling, drawing skepticism

Pushing for tweaks to recycling laws

EPA's 2030 recycling strategy turns focus to circular economy and environmental justice

California Aims to Ban Recycling Symbols on Things
That Aren’t Recyclable

Supporters planning national bottle bill legislation separate from Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act

Time to dump harmful plastic production

Experts provide 30 fixes for California recycling system

Amid rising interest in packaging policy, bottle bill changes still struggle to break through

Is there a threat to the future of vaping?

Rural, low-income Californians need recycling centers

How to Get Rid of Unwanted Electronics Responsibly

California Recycling Markets and Curbside Recycling Commission Works to Hammer Out Recycling Solutions

If California won't enact a plastic waste overhaul, will anyone?

SWANA announces Professional Achievement Award winners

With recycling on pause, it’s a good time to update California’s bottle bill

With EPR bills frozen due to coronavirus in many states proponents still see path forward

To Fix America's Broken Recycling System, States Want Companies To Foot the Bill

Plastic bags have lobbyists. They're winning.

Another Pending Decision to Follow California’s Newest Carpet Recycling Bill

Amidst some progress, most luxury brands and fast fashion retailers fail to deliver on environmentally responsible sourcing of materials

California’s 2019 legislative session offers positive strides on curbing waste

California legislature wraps session with unprecedented recycling action

Consequences of Carpet Waste and the Push for Stewardship Programs

Good News for Cities: Producer-Paid Medication and Needle Collection Is Coming

Americans' plastic recycling is dumped in landfills, investigation shows

Brands Called On to See Discarded Clothes Find Second Home

Combatting the opioid crisis with drug takeback programs

Swept under the rug: After forming California's carpet recycling program, industry prevents it from spreading nationwide

How to Dispose of Drugs Safely

Two largest counties with more than 15 million people consider medication take-back programs

Groups Urge FDA to Change End Medication Flushing Advice

National Stewardship Action Council forms